GIBBON — The Greater Gibbon Area Uncommon Band of Renown will hold an old-fashioned Independence Day Celebration on Friday, June 30, in Gibbon City Park. Activities include patriotic crafts at 6 p.m., a family-friendly, all-ages kickball game at 6:45 p.m. (if you can kick, you can play), a ...

NEW ULM — Hollywood comes to New Ulm, at least for an upcoming Murder Mystery dinner theatre production on Friday, July 14 at 6:15 p.m. at the Brown County Historical Society located at 2 N. Broadway. The mystery is set in one of New Ulm’s most beloved and German looking building. The ...

Free Community Breakfast Saturday NEW ULM — A Free Community Breakfast is being held Saturday, June 24, at First United Methodist Church on the corner of Center and Broadway, New Ulm. Come from 8 to 10 a.m. for pancakes, eggs, sausage. All are welcome. Malecki Rogers to visit library with ...

Diabetes presentation at Community Center June 29 NEW ULM — Community and Seniors Together will host a Diabetes Type 1 presentation on Thursday, June 29 at 10 a.m. at the New Ulm Community Center, 600 N German Street, Room 112. Bob and Bonnie Schirlinger will speak about diabetes and ...

Brudelie Benefit in Hanska Saturday HANSKA — A benefit supporting Tim and Dianne Brudelie of Hanska will be held Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Hanska Community Center, 201 Broadway. The Brudelies have been dealing with a series of significant health issues in recent years. ...

Betty: Guess what I just got done reading? Kris: Hmmm. No clue. B: (sigh) Then I guess that means you aren’t psychic. I just finished “Spoonbenders” by Daryl Gregory, and it was a delightfully quirky read. K: We’ve established I’m not a mind reader, so go on. B: In ...

Monday Concert in German Park NEW ULM — New Ulm Public Library presents Concert in the Park: The Porchlights on Monday, June 19 at 7 p.m. in German Park. Come down to the park and enjoy an evening of acoustic rock and blues music. This program is co-sponsored by KNUJ and New Ulm Park & ...

Submitted photo Jake Meyer (left) with New Ulm Quartzite Quarries, a division of Oldcastle Materials, presents Joey Schugel of the New Ulm Park and Rec Department with a $250 dollar check to help fund the Park and Rec’s Days of Play event planned for August 2017.

Submitted photo In case you have forgotten it is illegal and just plain wrong to give kids alcoholic drinks. Members of the Youth Council of Brown County spent the morning of June 3 putting stickers on 12-packs of beer and tags on liquor bottles to remind adults of this. It is the time of year ...

Silent Book Group at Library NEW ULM — New Ulm Public Library’s Silent Book Group will meet Saturday, June 10 from 10-11:30 a.m. Participants read whatever they want, and the group will break at 11:15 to socialize. Call 507-359-8332 for more information. Fort Ridgely Historic Site ...

Museum holding used book sale this weekend NEW ULM — The Brown County HIstorical Society Museum is having a Used Book Sale this week in the annex building behind the museum. The sale will start on Thursday June 8, from 4 to 8 p.m. for Historical Society members only. The sale will continue ...

NUACS Can Collection Saturday NEW ULM — Aluminum Can Collection & Scrip Sales will be held on Saturday, June 3, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the St. Anthony Elementary School parking lot. Accepting all metals. Examples include, but are not limited to: metal plumbing fixtures, piping, ...

New Ulm Lions Club announce Spring Raffle Winners NEW ULM — The Lions Club of New Ulm held the drawing for their “Spring Raffle” on the air at KNUJ radio studios on May 25. The first prize of $500 was won by Bill Brown. A $100 prize was won by each of the following: Tom Portner, ...

Submitted photo Citizens Bank Minnesota ‘Jeans for Change’ recently donated $350 to the Lafayette Area Ambulance. Jeans for Change was started in March of 2017 with the idea that all bank employees can donate $5 to wear jeans on the first Friday of each month. The proceeds are then given ...

Registration for “Jack and the Beanstalk” NEW ULM — Registration has started to be in Healthy Community Healthy Youth’s Prairie Fire Children’s Theater production of “Jack and the Beanstalk” this July 10-15th. This is open to all students entering grades 3-9 this fall at ...

Submitted photo Emma and Kayla Martin, daughters of Ross & Valerie Martin of New Ulm, recently donated 12 inches of hair to “Wigs for Kids.” Their hair was cut by Kelly Brennan at InStyle Salon.

Submitted photo Dar Schmidt, along with fellow Optimist Club members, Jim Schmidt and Terry Sveine, accepts a donation for $500 from Don Hellendrung, representing the Knights of Columbus Council 1076. The donation is to help with the transition of the sponsorship of Boy Scout Troop 25 from ...

Submitted photo The 13th annual Nick Mueller Memorial Scholarship was presented to graduating senior, Brandon Mehlhop at the NUHS 2017 Senior Awards Ceremony. One of Nick’s dreams was to become a police officer; however, he died suddenly in September of 2004 from an acute asthma attack. ...

NEW ULM – The Most Reverend John M. LeVoir, bishop of the Diocese of New Ulm, will celebrate a Memorial Day Mass at the New Ulm Catholic cemetery on Monday, May 29 at 8 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend. In case of inclement weather, the Mass will be held at the Cathedral of the Holy ...

Library fun for all on Saturday NEW ULM — New Ulm Public Library has something for all ages this Saturday, May 20. At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Saturday Cinema will be held in the Children's Room. The family friendly film, sponsored by the Optimist Club of New Ulm, is rated G and runs 1 hour, ...